Whiteley is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arkie Whiteley (1964–2001), Australian actress who appeared in television and films
Brett Whiteley (1939–1992), Australian artist
Brett Whiteley (politician) (born 1960), Australian politician and a member of the Liberal Party in Tasmania
David Whiteley (born 1977), the presenter of the BBC TV documentary programme Inside Out - East
Eli L. Whiteley (1913–1986), first lieutenant in the US Army, received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Sigolsheim, France during World War II
Frank Y. Whiteley, Jr., (1915–2008), racehorse trainer
George Whiteley, 1st Baron Marchamley PC (1855–1925), Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom
Jenny Whiteley, Canadian country and folk singer-songwriter
John Peter Whiteley, first class cricketer
John Scott Whiteley (born 1950), English organist
John Whiteley (British Army officer) Deputy Chief of the Imperial General Staff from 1949 to 1953.
John Whiteley (politician) OBE (1898–1943), Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom
Johnny Whiteley MBE (born 1930), English former rugby league footballer and coach
Jon Whiteley (born 1945), briefly successful Academy Award-winning child actor in films
Lee Whiteley (born 1989), British sprinter
Martha Annie Whiteley (1866–1956), English chemist
Opal Whiteley (1897–1992), nature writer and diarist
Peter Whiteley (disambiguation), multiple people
Richard H. Whiteley (1830–1890), U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator-elect from Georgia
Richard Whiteley, OBE DL (1943–2005), English television presenter and journalist
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley (born 1987), English model and actress
Ross Whiteley (born 1988), English cricketer
Wendy Whiteley OAM (born 1941), Australian artist and cultural icon
Wilfrid Whiteley (1882–1970), British Labour Party politician
William G. Whiteley (1819–1886), United States Representative from Delaware
William Henry Whiteley (1834–1903), inventor best known for the cod trap which he invented in 1865
William Whiteley, (1831–1907), British entrepreneur of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
William Whiteley (politician), CH, DL (1881–1955), the Labour Member of Parliament for Blaydon in County Durham, England